Order Rows of pandas DataFrame by Column in Python (Example Code)

This article demonstrates how to order a pandas DataFrame by the values in a column in the Python programming language.

Preparing the Example

import pandas as pd                               # Load pandas library
my_df = pd.DataFrame({'A':[10, 33, 5, 1, 18],    # Construct example DataFrame
                      'B':['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']})
print(my_df)                                     # Display example DataFrame in console
#     A  B
# 0  10  a
# 1  33  b
# 2   5  c
# 3   1  d
# 4  18  e

Example: Sorting Rows of pandas DataFrame Using sort_values() Function

my_df = my_df.sort_values('A')                   # Sorting data by column
print(my_df)                                     # Display DataFrame once again
#     A  B
# 3   1  d
# 2   5  c
# 0  10  a
# 4  18  e
# 1  33  b

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